About Tionesta Rec. Area Campground
Number of accommodations: 118
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Campground Amenities
Most popular amenities
Pet friendly
Showers
RV Utilities and Hookups
- Dump station on site
Water and Hygiene
- Showers
Pets and Policies
- Pet friendly
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Reviews (928)
What Guests Are Saying
Tionesta Recreation Area Campground is a clean and well-maintained site offering spacious campsites with full hookups and a peaceful atmosphere ideal for families. Visitors appreciate the variety of activities available, including fishing, biking, and exploring local trails, as well as friendly camp hosts who enhance the experience. While some reviews mention the need for bathroom updates, overall satisfaction suggests it's a favorite camping destination.
What Guests Are Saying
Tionesta Recreation Area Campground is a clean and well-maintained site offering spacious campsites with full hookups and a peaceful atmosphere ideal for families. Visitors appreciate the variety of activities available, including fishing, biking, and exploring local trails, as well as friendly camp hosts who enhance the experience. While some reviews mention the need for bathroom updates, overall satisfaction suggests it's a favorite camping destination.
Review Summary
Matthew T
VerifiedDecember 26, 2019 • Stayed at: 057, Loop: 2
We love this campground, so easy to setup and plenty of places to bike and hike.
Matthew T
VerifiedDecember 26, 2019 • Stayed at: 057, Loop: 2
We love this campground, so easy to setup and plenty of places to bike and hike.
David J
VerifiedDecember 21, 2019 • Stayed at: 056, Loop: 2
On the whole our time spent at Tionesta campground was wonderful. The campground is very nice and the campground employees were great and do a good job. The reason I'm only giving three stars is for having to spend two night next to a group of younger campers that didn't know the meaning of "quiet hours" and having no ranger or law enforcement patrols that could of put an end to their nonsense that disturbed many campers besides us. The other reason for three stars isn't the campground fault but the crazy reservation system where a campground worker can not change a campsite reservation but instead you have to call the reservation call center which is nuts! We arrived and found our original campsite quite muddy do to a large amount of recent rains and request the campground check in person to move us to another nearby site. Nope no can do they said sorry and told me to call the reservation call center which is crazy! Why the campground check obviously doesn't have a computer that's networked into the call center or they can't call and make a site change is just stupid! Other then these issues our stay was great and we look forward to returning again.
David J
VerifiedDecember 21, 2019 • Stayed at: 056, Loop: 2
On the whole our time spent at Tionesta campground was wonderful. The campground is very nice and the campground employees were great and do a good job. The reason I'm only giving three stars is for having to spend two night next to a group of younger campers that didn't know the meaning of "quiet hours" and having no ranger or law enforcement patrols that could of put an end to their nonsense that disturbed many campers besides us. The other reason for three stars isn't the campground fault but the crazy reservation system where a campground worker can not change a campsite reservation but instead you have to call the reservation call center which is nuts! We arrived and found our original campsite quite muddy do to a large amount of recent rains and request the campground check in person to move us to another nearby site. Nope no can do they said sorry and told me to call the reservation call center which is crazy! Why the campground check obviously doesn't have a computer that's networked into the call center or they can't call and make a site change is just stupid! Other then these issues our stay was great and we look forward to returning again.
Tina M
VerifiedDecember 5, 2019 • Stayed at: 115, Loop: 4
One of our most favorite places to camp!!
Tina M
VerifiedDecember 5, 2019 • Stayed at: 115, Loop: 4
One of our most favorite places to camp!!
Carroll W E
VerifiedNovember 27, 2019 • Stayed at: 115, Loop: 4
We really liked this site. Although it was the most unlevel of the sites we have had at Tionesta, we liked the size of the site and the placement of the fire ring.
Carroll W E
VerifiedNovember 27, 2019 • Stayed at: 115, Loop: 4
We really liked this site. Although it was the most unlevel of the sites we have had at Tionesta, we liked the size of the site and the placement of the fire ring.
Location Tionesta Rec. Area Campground
Address:
Tionesta Lake Po Box 539
Tionesta, PA, 16353
United States
From Tionesta, PA: Go 0.5 mile south on SR 36 and follow signs into
the campground.
The Tionesta Recreation Area Campground is accessible via State Route 36, which is approximately 0.5 miles north of the campground.
Latitude & Longitude: 41.4843 / -79.4491
Elevation: 320 feet
Policies & Rules
Arrival & departure
Check in time
2PM
Check out time
12PM
- Reservations are required before camping.
- Changes to campsite reservations must be made by calling Recreation.gov.
- Contact the Tionesta Lake office for inquiries.
- Contact the Tionesta Recreation Area for inquiries.
Vehicles & parking
- Parking on the grass is not allowed.
- A maximum of two vehicles are allowed per campsite.
Safety & rules
- Alcoholic beverages are not allowed on site.
- Children under 13 must wear a personal flotation device on boats, and all boaters on smaller vessels must wear one too.
Site capacity
- Campsites allow either 1 wheeled camper and 1 tent, or 2 tents.
- Camping longer than 14 days at a water resource project requires written permission.
Accessibility
- Sites 69 and 71 are designated for accessible camping with required passes.
Fires & fuel
- Do not move firewood; buy it locally and burn it on site.
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Last updated: June 4, 2026
